The Minnesota Department of Health declared a hepatitis A outbreak in several counties Aug. 8.

Being exposed to the Clostridium difficile infection as an infant and becoming infected produces an immune response that could protect against contracting C. diff later in childhood, a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found.

Sentara Healthcare implemented a new sepsis detection system this year to help predict patients who may be at risk for the life-threatening condition, according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Health officials detected Legionella bacteria at Richmond, Va.-based Johnston-Willis Hospital, reports NBC affiliate WWBT.

Health officials on Aug. 6 confirmed the first death linked to a large Legionnaires' outbreak in Atlanta, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Health officials are urging Florida residents to take precautions against mosquitos after confirming a locally acquired case of Dengue virus.

Sustaining long-term process improvements can be a challenge for many hospitals.

The government shut down the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Md., due to concerns about the facility's decontamination procedures, according to The New York Times.

Hundreds of patients in the U.S. and Europe have been sickened by infections transmitted through duodenoscopes, prompting medical experts to urge the Food and Drug Administration to force manufacturers to improve the devices or take them off the market, according to The New York Times.

A recent blog post by LogicStream analyzes the documentation burden nurses deal with and how health systems can alleviate this ongoing problem. 

CMS' Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule contains several changes to help combat antibiotic resistance among Medicare patients, which CMS Administrator Seema Verma outlined in an Aug. 2 blog post published in Health Affairs.

On Aug. 2, Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees, MD, declared the hepatitis A outbreak in the state a public health emergency.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a threat not only to the rest of Africa but also to the U.S., and the government should do more to help contain the outbreak, wrote the editorial board of Bloomberg.

Two physicians admitted they mistakenly placed a medical device in the wrong kidney during a 2017 procedure at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an error for which they are being investigated by the state health department, according to The Tennessean.

David Duvall, senior vice president and chief marketing, communications and experience officer of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, discusses patient experience metrics, employee wellness and the importance of anticipating patient needs.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality seeks 250-500 pediatric/adult ambulatory clinics to participate in its free 12-month program to decrease patients' exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, according to AAFP News.

Staff members abused multiple patients with illegal restraints, seclusion and other violations at Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., a new report from a disability rights group claims, according to The Washington City Paper.

Physicians at Memphis, Tenn.-based Le Bonheur Children's Hospital have reconstructed a voice box for the first time in history, according to WHDH.

The Philadelphia Department of Health declared a public health emergency Aug. 1 over the city's hepatitis A outbreak, reports CNN.

Hospitals have until Aug. 16 to review their scores for fiscal year 2020 under CMS' Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, according to AHA News.